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William M. Coombs

Durham University

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Durham, DH1 3HP

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SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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4

Scholarly Papers (5)

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1.

The Aggregated Material Point Method (Agmpm)

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 11 Jan 2025
William M. Coombs, Robert E. Bird and Giuliano Pretti
Durham University, Durham University and Durham University
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material point method, finite deformation mechanics, mesh aggregation, implicit quasi-static, explicit dynamic

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Modelling Cliff Collapse and Run-Out with the Material Point Method

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 16 May 2025
Sam John Vallier Sutcliffe, William M. Coombs, Wangcheng Zhang, Ravindra Duddu and Charles Augarde
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Durham University, Durham University, Vanderbilt University and Durham University
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material point method, cliff collapse, plastic-damage, Large deformation

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An Implicit Hyperelastoplastic Micropolar Material Point Method for Shear Bands and Size Effects at Finite Strains

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 01 Jul 2025
Ted O'Hare, William M. Coombs, Panos A. Gourgiotis and Charles Augarde
Durham University - Department of Engineering, Durham University, National Technical University of Athens and Durham University
Downloads 78 (823,616)

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micropolar, Cosserat, material point method, strain localisation, size effect, hyperplasticity

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Boundary Conditions for Pre-Existing Fractures in Phase Field Fracture Models

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 30 Nov 2024
Bradley Sims, Robert E. Bird, William M. Coombs and Stefano Giani
Durham University, Durham University, Durham University and Durham University
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phase field, fracture, boundary conditions, Finite Element Analysis

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An implicit octree-based adaptive Material Point Method

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 05 Jun 2026
Robert E. Bird, William M. Coombs, Charles Augarde, Giuliano Pretti and Ted O'Hare
Durham University, Durham University, Durham University, University of Toronto and Durham University - Department of Engineering
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Material Point Method, octree discretisation, soil-rigid structure interaction, finite deformation mechanics